The Viva PW website recently published video interviews with Dànielle DeVoss, Director of Michigan State University’s Professional Writing (PW) program.
The videos cover:
- skills developed in core PW classes
- types of careers available to PW students
- types of media a PW student will use
- what distinguishes PW from other writing-based majors
- how PW alums have found their training useful
Check out the videos to see not only what MSU’s PW program offers students, but also to get some excellent language on what professional writing is and why professional writers are essential.
For example, one of the videos includes a great quote from Marissa Hayes, MSU PW alum, about what professional writers do:
“Professional writers can efficiently communicate both onscreen and in print through writing, design, and style. Professional writers have the ability to thoughtfully support their decisions and methods through clear and concise interpretations and explanations. Our experience with visual and document design, rhetorical principles, web authoring, and a range of writing in different contexts makes us more cultivated professionals.”
Head over to the student-produced Viva PW site for more information about professional writing skills and careers.
Tags: interviews, PW@MSU